HomeResults for the Balmoral Show 2018 Show.
Beef Cattle
| BEEF CATTLE Entry Fees: RUAS Member £15.00, Non Member £18.00 Stalling Fee [per stall]: RUAS Member £35.00, Non Member £40.00 METHOD OF ACCEPTING ENTRIES Due to the heavy demand for stalling accommodation, exhibitors will be limited to booking a maximum number of 8 stalls for beef cattle. Should exhibitors also have entries in the dairy section, the overall maximum will be 10 stalls (beef/dairy). Exhibitors are not permitted to transfer stalls which they had originally booked, but no longer require, to another exhibitor. Exhibitors should note that they are not permitted to make entries from the same herd under different names or joint names. Exhibitors must book the number of stalls which they wish to use during the Show and the stalling fee(s) will be non-refundable but they may enter as many animals as they wish at a much lower non-refundable entry fee. Stall bookings and details of animals, together with stalling and entry fee(s) must be received no later than Wednesday 21 March. If at this date more stalls are booked than the available capacity, exhibitors will be advised of any necessary reduction in Stalls and in such instances only will a refund be made of stalling fees. Exhibitors may not bring to the Show more animals than the number of stalls allocated. Exhibitors in all breeds should note that separate stalls must be reserved for calves at foot. In all classes for cows in calf or cows or heifers in calf, the animal must calve before 31st December 2018 if entered in a beef breed. The prize money may be withheld until the breed Society's notification of acceptance of calf for registration or a veterinary surgeon's certificate is received to the effect that the animal has calved within the stipulated time. All bulls of two years of age and over must be certified to be fruitful. Exhibitors' attention is drawn to the Health & Safety Executive Guidance note (GS36) regarding the safe custody and handling of bulls at agricultural shows. IMPORTANT NOTE: As Northern Ireland is officially Brucellosis free, there is no requirement for a pre-movement test for entry to the Show. All cattle from Great Britain or the Republic of Ireland must comply with any import regulations in force. Procedures for movement of cattle are listed in the Show Guidance for exhibitors. A copy can be downloaded from the DAERA website. Movement to the Show and Testing of Animals: - Only animals free from disease restrictions, including Tuberculosis, Brucellosis, BVD and Bluetongue (herd or individual animal restrictions) may be permitted to the Show. Pre-movement testing for Bovine Brucellosis is no longer required for movement to shows. Testing for Bovine Viral Diarrhoea is required. This must accompany entry forms at time entry. (see below). To minimize the risk of other livestock, exhibitors are encouraged to have Show animals tested for Tuberculosis by their Private Veterinary Practitioner in the 30 days beforehand. Procedures for movement of cattle are listed in the Show Guidance for exhibitors. A copy can be downloaded from the DAERA website. The Compulsory Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Scheme (BVD). All animals attending the show must have been tested negative for BVD at some point in their lives and evidence of this must accompany entry forms at time of entry. Animals that have been tissue tagged can have a negative letter downloaded from the Animal Health and Welfare website. Animals which have not been previously tested should be blood tested by your vet who can then provide evidence of a negative test. You should ask that the result is shared with AHWNI so that in future you can download a negative letter from their website. All queries relating to details of the compulsory BVD scheme should be directed to AHWNI: Programme manager: Mrs Sharon Verner Box 10 1st Floor,Dungannon Business Cube Dungannon Enterprise Centre 2 Coalisland Rd Dungannon Co. Tyrone BT71 6JT Phone : 028 7963 9333 (preferred) or 028 8778 9126 Email:[email protected] Web Site: http://www.animalhealthni.com/ To be fair to each breed, penning is calculated using a three year average. If the number of pens booked per breed exceeds this amount the Society has the right to cut pens per exhibitor. |